Tussle Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Tussle crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on November 16 2025 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Tussle has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | FIGHT | Tussle | Newsday |
| 20% | EDITWAR | Wikipedia tussle | LA Times |
| 20% | EDITWAR | Tussle over a 58-Down entry | LA Times |
| 20% | FIGHTS | Tussles | Thomas Joseph |
Definition
| • | To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against. |
| • | To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. |
| • | To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause. |
| • | To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours. |
| • | To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. |
| • | A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. |
| • | A struggle or contest of any kind. |
| • | Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. |
| • | A screen for the combatants in ships. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: Nov 16, 2025
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 4, 2023
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